Cast: Raayo Bakhirta, Nushrat Bharucha, Sonali Sehgal, Ishitta Sharma, Divyendu Sharma, Kartikeya Tiwari Director: Luv Ranjan Disguised as a light-hearted comedy, 'Pyaar Ka Punchnama' is such a misogynistic film that you can't help but wonder if it was made by someone who's had his heart brutally stamped on by a woman. The plot is centred on three male roommates in Delhi who can't stop moaning about their dull jobs and...
11:03 PM, May 20, 2011
Cast: Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Ian McShane, Sam Claflin Director: Rob Marshall In an early scene in 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides', Judi Dench makes an uncredited cameo as a British aristocrat in a horse carriage, whose ear Jack Sparrow nuzzles mischievously before taking off on a new adventure. Clearly disappointed from getting less than shed hoped for, she asks: Is that it? Good question, and one that...
10:53 PM, May 20, 2011
London: A Yemeni national has demanded that Pakistani authorities release his sister Amal, one of the wives of slain al-Qeada chief Osama bin Laden. Zakaria al Sada, whose sister Amal was injured during a special US operation that killed Osama in Abbottabad in northwestern Pakistan, spoke for her release in an interview to The Sunday Telegraph. 29-year-old Amal is currently being held in Pakistan after being shot in the leg...
03:12 PM, May 16, 2011
Cast: Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Jennifer Garner Director: Jason Winer After delivering an inspired performance as an oversexed British rock-star in 2008's 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall', Russell Brand couldn't muster up the same charm in 'Get Him To The Greek', that wildly uneven comedy about the same debauched musician. His latest film, 'Arthur' now suggests he might be a one-hit wonder after all. Brand steps into the shoes of the late...
09:58 PM, May 13, 2011
Cast: Paul Bettany, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q Director: Scott Charles Stewart When used imaginatively, 3D can transport you to a whole new world like it did with 'Avatar'. It can make flying feel like a beautifully choreographed dance, like it did in 'How To Train Your Dragon'. Even a bike ride through a digital grid in 'Tron: Legacy' felt like the most exhilarating journey you've taken. Expect no such pleasures...
09:44 PM, May 13, 2011
Cast: Darsheel Safary, Manjari Fadnis, Anupam Kher, Akhil Mishra Director: Satyajit Bhatkal In 'Zokkomon', Darsheel Safary, the pint-sized star of 'Taare Zameen Par' plays Kunal, a 'Harry Potter'-like orphan kid whos packed off to a village to live with his uncle after his parents are killed in an accident. Anupam Kher is the evil chacha Deshraj, who runs the local school where young students are cruelly punished, and whose government...
10:34 PM, Apr 22, 2011
Cast: Darsheel Safary, Manjari Fadnis, Anupam Kher, Akhil Mishra Director: Satyajit Bhatkal In 'Zokkomon', Darsheel Safary, the pint-sized star of 'Taare Zameen Par' plays Kunal, a 'Harry Potter'-like orphan kid whos packed off to a village to live with his uncle after his parents are killed in an accident. Anupam Kher is the evil chacha Deshraj, who runs the local school where young students are cruelly punished, and whose government...
10:34 PM, Apr 22, 2011
Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Prateik Babbar, Bipasha Basu, Deepika Padukone, Aditya Pancholi, Rana Daggubati Director: Rohan Sippy 'Dum Maaro Dum', directed by Rohan Sippy, is a heady cocktail of crime, deceit, love, sex and drama. And yet, somehow, it fails to come together as the slick action thriller that it set out to be. The chief culprit here is the haphazard way this story is told. 'Dum Maaro Dum' is about...
10:18 PM, Apr 22, 2011
Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Prateik Babbar, Bipasha Basu, Deepika Padukone, Aditya Pancholi, Rana Daggubati Director: Rohan Sippy 'Dum Maaro Dum', directed by Rohan Sippy, is a heady cocktail of crime, deceit, love, sex and drama. And yet, somehow, it fails to come together as the slick action thriller that it set out to be. The chief culprit here is the haphazard way this story is told. 'Dum Maaro Dum' is about...
10:18 PM, Apr 22, 2011
New Delhi: The News Broadcasters Association (NBA) notes that the ICC has seen reasons and understood the true nature of the ICC CWC 2011 India - Sri Lanka final matches and restored accreditation to our Member Channels. This is in large measure due to the constructive intervention of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, including the personal interest shown by Mrs Ambika Soni, Honble Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting,...
09:54 PM, Apr 01, 2011
New Delhi: BEA expresses regret at International Cricket Council (ICC) statement. Broadcast Editors' Association had raised the issue of media's right to have access to events of public importance. While ICC has reinstated accreditation for the final match, it is regrettable that ICC has not recognised journalistic rights to cover events that have public significance. ...
09:42 PM, Apr 01, 2011
Lahore: A CIA contractor indicted earlier in the day on two murder charges in Pakistan was acquitted and released on Wednesday after a deal to pay "blood money" to the victims' families was reached, Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah told Reuters. The deal ends a long-simmering diplomatic standoff between Pakistan and the United States. "The court first indicted him but the families later told court that they have accepted the...
05:33 PM, Mar 16, 2011
New Delhi: Sri Lanka on Friday released 138 Indian fishermen who were detained off the Jaffna coast yesterday. But the 112 fishermen held earlier are still in Lankan custody. The fishermen were captured while they ventured into Lankan waters. Earlier External affairs minister SM Krishna is said to have called his counterpart GL Peiris to express concern at the arrest. The fisherman were logded in the Jaffna Jail after they...
03:14 PM, Feb 18, 2011
New Delhi: Go Delhi, the extensive restaurant guide by Shivani Sibal and Ruchi Sibal rings in 2011 with its second edition. Every food enthusiast's true delight, the book presents a whole host of restaurants, lounges, bars and bakeries to be explored in and around Delhi. 'Go Delhi's' 2nd edition covers more than 145 plus premier restaurants in Delhi / NCR. It is packed with over 400 unbelievable offers such as...
04:49 PM, Jan 28, 2011
Mumbai: Excel Entertainment's next action thriller Game is now scheduled for release on April 1, 2011. The film is being directed by Abhinay Deo and its ensemble star cast includes Abhishek Bachchan, Kangna Ranaut, Jimmy Shergill, Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Shahana Goswami, Gauhar Khan and Sarah Jane Dias. The movie has been filmed across five countries including Greece, Instanbul, Bangkok, London and India. The dialogues of the film are written...
12:47 PM, Jan 28, 2011
Kaavalan, Siruthai, Tamannah and Aadukalam have been released during Pongal. ...
02:46 PM, Jan 14, 2011
Ra.One is an upcoming superhero film directed by Anubhav Sinha. The film features Shahrukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal, will be produced under Khan's production company, Red Chillies Entertainment. Shah Rukh said in an interview that Ra.One stands for Random Access - Version 1.0. The film was scheduled to be released on 3 June 2011, but was later pushed back due to extensive post production work. This film will...
01:49 PM, Jan 04, 2011
Yeh Saali Zindagi is a quirky romantic thriller about two men who go to the very edge for the women they love. Arun (Irrfan Khan) wants to save Priti (Chitrangda Singh) the woman he loves, but for that he first has to save the man Priti loves - Shyam, the future son- -in-law of a powerful politician. Meanwhile, time is running out for Kuldeep (Arunoday Singh), the young gangster who...
11:53 AM, Jan 04, 2011
London: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, fighting extradition to Sweden over alleged sex crimes, walked free on bail from a British jail on Thursday protesting his innocence and pledging to continue exposing official secrets. A triumphant but weary-looking Assange spoke to a crowd of journalists waiting in the snow outside Britain's High Court five hours after a judge said he could be released on 200,000 pounds ($312,000) bail and under stringent...
12:57 PM, Dec 17, 2010
Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan made a grand entry at the music launch."I wanted my Jai (Amitabh character's name in Sholay) to come for the music release and I am glad that he has," the 75-year-old told reporters. "I have completed 50 years in the industry. It's only because of the love and support of my audience that I'm going on. It's only because of the audience that I have been...
10:14 AM, Dec 11, 2010
